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Re: Lobster Bisque (was: Did animals have rights before we invented rights?)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 6 Jul 2001 18:51:38 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Eaton writes:
> (1) Suppose that you broke into a house, stole a TV, and later found out
> that nobody owned the house. Was the act immoral? I'd say so-- because you
> *thought* (assumedly) that you *were* being immoral, because you *thought*
> that the owners of the TV existed, and that they wouldn't want you to steal
> their TV.
Interestingly (or maybe not--you tell me), something analogous happened to
me a few years ago during a one-on-one meeting with a Scientology "Advocate"
(or whatever their brainwashers are called). Eventually I got sick of the
crazy rhetoric and decided to get out of there, but I couldn't find a good
point to break in to indicate my desire to leave without sounding rude. So
I lied, saying that I had to catch a bus, and out the door I went, thinking
that no actual bus would be available and fully expecting to walk home.
However, along came the bus, which I boarded, so my lie was magically
transformed into a truth. Or was it? Maybe I'll need to consult with
Hubbard to make that determination.
By the way, during a 90-minute meeting the Advocate smoked all but two
cigarettes in a pack--an average of one every five minutes for the whole
session! If that's what Scientology does for you, where do I sign up?
Dave!
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